A very interesting blog post of how two teachers use interactive vocabulary journals integrated into Daily 5. They also include a way for students to self- assess their familiarity with a weekly list of words. A well structured model to follow based on best-practice research. Jargon Journal - Interactive Vocabulary Notebook
AbcYa: abcya.com: Children can listen to short stories read aloud to them as they follow along with the highlighted text. ABCya! has a variety of educational games in addition to the featured stories. Free resources and materials are available for grades K through 5.
Free Rice: freerice.com: Students are quizzed on Vocabulary and Grammar questions. For every correct answer, the website donates free rice to hungry people around the world.
Chicktionary: IPad or Google app--Chicken themed spelling and vocabulary-building word game. Children create as many words as possible out of seven letters. Completed words can be tapped to view their definition. There are multiple levels and children can choose a timed or untimed mode.
Ever Note:__www.evernote.com__: Students can record and store their own vocabulary words.
Google Slides: Similar to Ever Note, students can record and store their vocabulary words through Google Slides.
Visual Thesaurus:__www.visualthesaurus.com__: Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus that allows students to see the connections between words in a visually captivating display
This week I want to let you know about a website that aids in vocabulary development. There are over 700 music videos that are content topics put to rap lyrics and rap music. As you all know, there is a lot of research that supports the benefit of music when students are learning information.... it is actually like repeated reading. Not only are there over 700 music videos but there are interactive lyrics, lesson plans, and assessments included with each music video. . Right now, there is a 75 day trial using this code bit.ly/flo75 trial only valid through March 15. Otherwise there is a 30 day trial. I have signed up for the school trial and will email the login information once I get a return email. Here is an article that highlights the importance of a vocabulary-rich classroom.
Simplify the wording of a text for improved comprehension
Learn new vocabulary
Design engaging lessons
Track his/her reading statistics and progress
Simplify Website Text
Teachers can copy and paste text into the yellow box on the Rewordify homepage or enter the URL for the web page they want to simplify.
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When teachers copy and paste a URL into the box, they have two options: 1) Rewordify the web page and display it (retaining all photographs) or 2) Rewordify the web page text only.
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If teachers click “Rewordify web page & display it,” the web page will appear with yellow wording adjustments in yellow throughout.
See the tutorial below that explains more about this support for text that may be difficult. It is also helpful in supporting students' who need more control over vocabulary development. Some websites that enable you to find short text that may be more complex but provide great resources include:
Process for Selecting Vocabulary Words to teach Explicitly based on Tiers
Selecting Vocabulary Words to Teach
Graphic Organizers
Frayer Model-Mathr ModelFrayer Model - general information
Compilation of graphic organizers for math academic vocabulary
Vocabulary Development and Concept Graphic Organizers
Contextual Redefinition
4Fold Vocabulary
Word Map
Linnear Array
WI RtI Center Strategies Bank for Vocabulary Acquisition
Websites with Vocabulary Activities/Resources
Vocabulary ActivitiesVocabulary Visualization Activities
Visualthesaurus
A very interesting blog post of how two teachers use interactive vocabulary journals integrated into Daily 5. They also include a way for students to self- assess their familiarity with a weekly list of words. A well structured model to follow based on best-practice research.
Jargon Journal - Interactive Vocabulary Notebook
AbcYa: abcya.com: Children can listen to short stories read aloud to them as they follow along with the highlighted text. ABCya! has a variety of educational games in addition to the featured stories. Free resources and materials are available for grades K through 5.
Free Rice: freerice.com: Students are quizzed on Vocabulary and Grammar questions. For every correct answer, the website donates free rice to hungry people around the world.
Chicktionary: IPad or Google app--Chicken themed spelling and vocabulary-building word game. Children create as many words as possible out of seven letters. Completed words can be tapped to view their definition. There are multiple levels and children can choose a timed or untimed mode.
Ever Note: __www.evernote.com__: Students can record and store their own vocabulary words.
Google Slides: Similar to Ever Note, students can record and store their vocabulary words through Google Slides.
Visual Thesaurus: __www.visualthesaurus.com__: Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus that allows students to see the connections between words in a visually captivating display
This week I want to let you know about a website that aids in vocabulary development. There are over 700 music videos that are content topics put to rap lyrics and rap music. As you all know, there is a lot of research that supports the benefit of music when students are learning information.... it is actually like repeated reading. Not only are there over 700 music videos but there are interactive lyrics, lesson plans, and assessments included with each music video. . Right now, there is a 75 day trial using this code bit.ly/flo75 trial only valid through March 15. Otherwise there is a 30 day trial. I have signed up for the school trial and will email the login information once I get a return email. Here is an article that highlights the importance of a vocabulary-rich classroom.
Rewordify allows the user to:
Simplify Website Text
Teachers can copy and paste text into the yellow box on the Rewordify homepage or enter the URL for the web page they want to simplify.
When teachers copy and paste a URL into the box, they have two options: 1) Rewordify the web page and display it (retaining all photographs) or 2) Rewordify the web page text only.
If teachers click “Rewordify web page & display it,” the web page will appear with yellow wording adjustments in yellow throughout.
See the tutorial below that explains more about this support for text that may be difficult. It is also helpful in supporting students' who need more control over vocabulary development. Some websites that enable you to find short text that may be more complex but provide great resources include:
Smithsonian Tween Tribune
**Newsela**
**Common Lit**
Instructional Strategies
Wisconsin RtI Center - Classroom Strategies and Practices Bank\Exceptional K-5 resource of the CCSS vocabulary standards by GL and aligned links to related instructional practices and student strategies
Exceptional 6-12 resource of CCSS vocabulary standards by GL and aligned links
Cloze Passage - Context Clues
Marzano's Six Step Process: Teaching Vocabulary
Effective Strategies for Explicit and Implicit Vocabulary Instruction
Florida Center for Reading Research
Presentations
Rachel's Presentation - WSRA Developing Vocabulary for Literate MindsInteractive Journals
General informationEvernote sample - used in different application but could be used to organize vocabulary lists
Linoit for vocabulary storage - consider having content specific boards with content vocabulary
Word Wall Examples
Latin Word Chunks (Morphemes) Word WallInteractive Word Walls